![]() ![]() While there are a few beautiful establishing shots, much of the plot is confined to a compound courtyard, where the Green Destiny is being protected by the House of Te. SIGN UP for the free Indie Focus movies newsletter >Īng Lee is unmatched in depicting repressed, forbidden love against sweeping vistas (see also: “Brokeback Mountain,” “Sense and Sensibility”), which gave the burning heart and soul to the original “Crouching Tiger.” “Sword of Destiny” does not achieve the same effect. While the performers continue to battle for ownership of the sword “Green Destiny,” taking flights of deadly aerial fantasy in balletic displays of martial arts, that’s where the similarities end. The film, shot in New Zealand, is entirely in English, and that’s not the only difference between the two. The sequel, Sword Of Destiny is directed by Yuen Woo-Ping (Drunken Master) and picks up eighteen years after the original movie ended. “Sword of Destiny” pulls actors from Asia, America and Australia to fill its cast, including “Ip Man” star Donnie Yen and “Glee” actor Harry Shum Jr. Michelle Yeoh reprises her role as wise warrior Yu Shu Lien, but there are notable absences from the first film, including those of costars Chow Yun-fat and Zhang Ziyi. “Crouching Tiger’ action choreographer and veteran director Yuen Woo-ping steps into the directorial role for “Sword of Destiny,” taking over for the great Ang Lee. Now, three years after being announced, sequel “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” arrives on select IMAX screens and streaming on Netflix. Set 18 years after the end of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the movie finds Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) once again called upon to protect the legendary sword. With a handful of Oscar statuettes and the title of all-time highest-grossing foreign language film in North America, it makes sense that producer Harvey Weinstein would want to return to the “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” well.
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